(Friday Sermon - October 12, 2018 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Sufyan bin Nasar Ansari was a companion of the Holy Prophet^(sa). Hazrat Sufyan was from the Banu Jusham family of the Khazraj tribe. There are conflicting views on the name of his father. Some have written Nasar whilst others have written Bishar. He fought in the Battle of Badr and Uhud (Usdul Ghaba Marifat-ul-Sahaba, Vol. 2, p. 274, Sufyan bin Nasr, Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut, 2003). According to a narration, the Holy Prophet^(sa) formed Hazrat Sufyan’s bond of brotherhood with Hazrat Tufail bin Harith. (Al-Tabkaat-ul-Qubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 30, Tufail bin Harith, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-ilmiyya, Beirut, 1990)